Don't Knock it.
I'm not the type to make much of a fuss when people don't like the movies I like, but every once in a while I start to feel that people expect too much from some movies. I don't have a problem when a movie exists solely for entertainment's sake. In fact, it's those movies that I tend to see in theaters. The more subtle, intellectual feasts I leave for home viewing, where it's not as important to see the effects on the big screen.
I do get a little sad, though, when there's a movie that I'm deeply excited about and the other person knocks it down, or shows no interest (I can't think of a specific example at the moment). I want to share the shear pleasure I get out of the film, but nothing I say will change their minds (and that's understandable due to the whole people have different tastes thing). So eventually, I just bow my head in defeat, say, "To each his own," and try to keep myself from moping around afterward.
What do you do when some one knocks the stuff you love?
Also, the San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting article ("The yin and yang of acting Academy Awards") about the two different styles of acting: chameleonic or apotheosis. A chameleonic performance is one in which the actor takes on completely the persona of the character to the point that they are almost unrecognizable, for example Sean Penn in Milk. While in an apotheosis performance the actor uses the character to express their own emotional arc and it is difficult to distinguish between the character and the actor, as with Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler.